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A few months ago, Google announced that it would start flagging and penalizing websites that used the old “http” protocol. So here at YWD we took a very proactive approach, and over the following weeks obtained secured SSL certificates and implemented them for all our clients – free of charge.

YWD websites now display a little lock icon in the address bar, which depending on the browser being used will look like this:

Chrome

Safari

Microsoft Edge

* If your YWD website does not display the lock, please contact us at support@yourwebdepartment.com. Some websites, depending on their domain registrar cannot be secured; your only option is to change registrars. Brand new websites are not immediately secured. Websites are updated in batches at off-hours. If you have any questions please contact us.

What does that icon mean?

The little lock indicates that your website is now using HTTPS, making it much more secure. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) and HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) are both protocols for passing information between web servers and clients. Basically, HTTPS is a secure connection, whereas HTTP is not.

A few months ago, Google announced that it would start flagging and penalizing websites that used the old “http” protocol. So here at YWD we took a very proactive approach, and over the following weeks obtained secured SSL certificates and implemented them for all our clients – free of charge.

What you need to do

Nothing! We took care of everything for you – FOR FREE:

Our encryption certificates are FREE and renew automatically.

Your website will redirect to “https” (secure) even if people type in “http” in the address bar.

We took care of all the code changes, including updating apps like the Forms Manager, Blog, Members Area, etc.

Enjoy!

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With offices in Toronto and Sudbury, Compass Natural Health features experienced doctors in naturopathic medicine. They just launched their website – designed, built and hosted by Your Web Department, easy to update directly by the staff without any coding.

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Yorkville has upscale shopping, restaurants upscale boutiques. With a thriving cultural scene that includes Canada’s largest museum and the fifth largest in North America, as well as stores are open late and some restaurants are open well past midnight.

The Annex is well served by public transit, including four Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway stations: Bathurst, Dupont, St. George, and Spadina.

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Marcel STrigberger has published numerous humourous articles in a variety of legal and non legal publications in Canada and the U.S. including The Toronto Star, The Globe And Mail, Stitches (The Journal of Medical humour), Doctor's Review, Dentist's Guide, The Canadian Lawyer and others.

Marcel has published numerous humourous articles in a variety of legal and non legal publications in Canada and the U.S. including The Toronto Star, The Globe And Mail, Stitches (The Journal of Medical humour), Doctor's Review, Dentist's Guide, The Canadian Lawyer, Law Times (Washington), Lawyers Weekly, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, The California Lawyer, New Jersey Lawyer, Briefly Speaking (Ontario Bar Association), The Litigator (Ontario Trial Lawyers Association), The Toastmaster and others.

Marcel has written comedy sketches for CBC radio and television programs, such as "Funny You Should Say That" and "Royal Canadian Air Farce".

He has keen insight into human nature and this made him a hit while he practiced stand up comedy at Yuk Yuks and other comedy clubs, sharing the stage with the likes of Bob Saget, Howie Mandel, and Jim Carrey.

Marcel has authored two books, namely a hilarious and thought provoking book entitled,

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Your Web Department implemented a responsive, custom microsite for the Cashmere line of products in Canada. With versions in both simplified and traditional Chinese, the microsite was designed by Ethnicity Matters, Canada’s leading authority in marketing and communications to a multicultural world.

Your Web Department implemented a responsive, custom microsite for the Cashmere line of products in Canada. With versions in both simplified and traditional Chinese, the microsite was designed by Ethnicity Matters, Canada’s leading authority in marketing and communications to a multicultural world.

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Flavio Mester is a graphic designer as well as a systems analyst (in a distant life he was an architect). A founding partner of Your Web Department, he's responsible for the design and development of all the YWD website management platform interfaces.Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn

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Flavio Mester is a graphic designer as well as a systems analyst (in a distant life he was an architect). A founding partner of Your Web Department, he's responsible for the design and development of all the YWD website management platform interfaces.Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn